Poirot Score

This thriller is set in the best girls’ boarding school in England. Why should a teacher be shot in the sports pavilion?

Two years ago Mrs Argyle was murdered. Jacko Argyle, who has since died in prison, was convicted of the crime. But new evidence proves Jacko must have been innocent …

No one believed Mrs McGillicuddy when she reported what she had seen – no one, that is, except her friend, Miss Marple.

Hercule Poirot observes ‘It is sad that the day of the Folliats is over.’ The ancient retainer replies: ‘Don’t ee never believe that, sir. There would always be Folliats at Nasse...'

Poirot is forced into investigating a trivial pilfering at a student house to restore Miss Lemon’s efficiency and his own equanimity. With catastrophic consequences.

Then ‘with long graceful steps Mademoiselle Maricot walked out of the small salon and out of the story.’

Everyone seems to believe that Richard Abernethie died from natural causes. Until, that is, the words are uttered: ‘But he was murdered, wasn’t he?’

A letter to Miss Marple from Gladys her former maid: ‘Dear Madam, you’ll have seen the newspapers it was murder they say but it wasn’t me that did it, not really, …’

Dr Maverick laughed cheerfully ‘We’re all mad, dear lady,’ he said. 'That’s the secret of existence. We’re all a little mad.'

‘Always on your knees scrubbing. And then piles of other people’s washing up ... I’d be positively relieved to be murdered. I really would.’